Nonchattering relief valve



June 13, 1944.

G. HOLT NONCHATTERING RELIEF VALVE Filed July 5, 1942 Patented June 13, 1944 N ONCHATTERIN G RELIEF VALVE Ray G. Holt, Euclid, Ohio, assignor to Pesco Products Co'., a corporation of Ohio Application July 3, 1942, Serial No. 449,579 3 Claims. (Cl. 137-53) This invention relates to valve assemblies and particularly to a relief valve assembly provided with a special arrangement for preventing the inadvertent movement of the valve or the condition whichis known in the trade as chatter- It is an object to provide a construction that is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and particularly inexpensive to service, but which arrangement is highly efficient and satisfactory in operation. It is a more specific object to provide an improved arrangement of the above type including a dash pot and piston for preventing the vibration of chattering that normally results from surges or transient changes in the pressures acting thereon.

Other and more particular objects, advantages and uses of my invention will become apparent from a reading ofthe following specification 'taken in connection with the accompanying Main bore I2 is formed with a restricted portion l'l between the area of communication with main bore I2 and the inlet ports and outlet port, this restriction also providing a shoulder I8. Forming a particular part of the present invention .is the provision of a separate combination valve seat and dash pot cylinder indicated generally at 2! and insertable through the open end H of main bore 12 and into engagement with restricted bore I! and shoulder l8. This combination valve seat and dash pot cylinder preferably comprises a tubular member 22 closed at one end thereof to form a dash pot cylinder 23 and open at the other end thereof to form a valve seat 24. Extending radially about the open end portion of sleeve 22 is an annular flange 26 functioning to engage shoulder iii to determine the position of sleeve 22. within the restricted passage I! allowing the dash pot portion 23 to extend beyond the restricted portion l1 and expose radial inlet ports 21 for the purpose of admitting liquid from the inlet port or ports into sleeve 22.

A valve assembly indicated generally at 3| comprises a valve 32 receivable in engagement Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring in greater detail to the figures of the drawing, l0 indicates generally a relief valve assemblyincorporating a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein an elongated generally tubular cross section housing H is formed with a coaxial bore l2 therein. This bore may extend all the way through the housing H from one extremity to the other providing a first open end I for the introduction of a valve mechanism as will appear and a second extremity which is preferably threaded to provide an inlet passage [5 adapted for connection with a source of pressure. There may also be provided any number of additional inlet passages communicating with the main bore l2, only one being shown and designated as l5a. An outlet passage I6 is formed in housing I l in communication with main bore H at a position removed along the general axis of bore l2 from the position of communication with said main bore of inlet passages l5 and I511. 66

with seat 24 and having a depending stem portion 33 of a cross section less than the cross sectional area of the inner periphery of sleeve 22, this stem terminating in a piston 34 cooperating with cylinder 23 to form a dash pot functioning to prevent the inadvertent vibration or chattering of valve 32. This stem 33 is formed intermediate the ends thereof with radially extending spoke-like elements 36 spaced apart circumferentially to allow the free passage of liquid thereby and functioning to maintain the piston in alignment with the cylinder and the valve in alignment with the seat throughout the coaxial reciprocation thereof.

For the purpose of urging valve 32 in the direction of e'ngagementwith seat 24 with a predetermined pressure'as determined by the pressure at which it is desired to effect relief there is provided a spring '38 one terminal portion of which engages the upper side of valve 32 about a second coaxially extending stem portion. 331:. the opposite end of which spring is engaged by an adjusting nut 4| externally threaded for cooperation with a complementary thread within the terminal portion ll of bore l2 and formed centrally with a non-circular opening 42. A combination valve stop, adjusting nut operator and lock indicated generally at Ii includes a dependtiming of lock nut 4|.

'piston 44. In such event the 'valv'e ordinarily In this case however the fluid which has worked below the piston 44, will retardthe piston from I comparatively slowly so that 2- 7 of valve 32 away from seat 24. A bar 48 ex-' 7 tends radially from the upper end of pin 41 and 'serves both to provide the necessary turning I moment for adjusting nut 4| and the terminal portions thereof also cooperate with complemen- 5 tarily formed slots in the terminal portion of housing! I to prevent inadvertent turning of nut 4| during operation of the valve. A bonnet or cap 5| is internally threaded for cooperation with external threads on the terminal portion of housing II and embraces the end thereof to maintain the valve stop and lock nut assembly in adjusted position. Itwill be apparent that any desired compression of spring 38 may be effected merely by removing'bonnet 5|, lifting bar 48 axially and turning the same to effect the'necessary posi- As will be apparent from examination of Figs. 2and 4,v a sloti'li on each side of the housing It is provided to receive the depending ends of bar 48. f

For the purpose of attaching the valve assembly ID to the structure which is to carry the sameholes 52 may be provided in housing i! for the reception of fastening bolts (not shown). 'V alve seat and dash pot cylinder assembly 2| is preferably fixed in position within restricted bore 11 by means of a lock screw 53 passing through the wall of housing ll.

It .will thus appear from the above that I have provided-a novel and compact arrangement of elements forming a relief valve assembly wherein the combination valve seat and dash pot cylinder as well as .the valve associated therewith maybe readily removed for repair or replacementas well as providing for the more accurate fabrication of these parts, which can be done more readily when the-parts are formed separately than when the same" are an integral part of the valve houslngl A I i v I I In the operation of the device, fluid. under pres- 0 sure from' theinlet passages l5 'and l5a, pa es through the inlet ports 21 into the dash potcylinder." The pressure of the fluidwill be asserted on the area of the valve 32, exposed to the inside of the dash pot cylinder, and the valve 32 ll thusbesubjected to a lifting force in an amount determined-by the pressureof the fluid and the area exposed thereto; the fluid also exerts down- 'ward pressure on the' upper face of the piston 34. The fluid under pressure is forced, in-rather minute quantities, down around the sides of the piston 34, and under the p'is'ton 44, so that-the valve 32.is lifted from its valve seat. Fluid then flows past the valve seatand into the-ontlet it.

within the cylinder between the valve' 32 and would tend to drop immediately to its seat. '7 This would result in a fluctuating or ohattering actionin the event the fluid pressure varied rapidly.

moving downward, so that it does not drop rapidly, but only moves down comparatively slowly" as the fluid under the piston flows back up around the sides of the piston-and thus'allows the .piston to seat gradually. It is'thus seen that the piston rises comparatively slowly and drops sudden vibrations. are not reflected in the valve.., md do not cause 7 the valve' to chatterl It is-to be understood thatthe structurejabove described is presented by way. of example rather than byway of limitation and that equivalent main bore.

arrangements come within the intended scope of the present invention which is to be defined by the appended claims which should be given a scope commensurate with the prior art.

I claim: 1

1. In a relief valve arrangement, means defining an elongated .generally tubular housing forming a main bore for said relief valve, a first terminal portion of said main bore forming an inlet to said main bore,-means forming an outlet from said -main bore. communicating therewith at a position spaced therealong'from the terminal portions thereof, said main bore having a reduced portion between the area of communication with said outlet passage andsaid inlet portion, means defining a separate combination" valve seatand dashpot cylinder insertablewithin said main bore through said other terminal portion thereof and receivable in-iengagemen't with the reduced portion of said main bore, said separate combination valve seat and 'dash pot cylinder comprising a tubular sleeve closed at a first end portion thereof to define adash pot-cylinder; and open at the other end portion thereof to. define a' valve 'seat, means defining a-valve assembly including avalve receivable in engagement with said valve seat and a'prrotuberant stem'portion terminating in a piston cooperating with said dash pot cylinder, saidsleeve being formed with radial ports through the wall thereof between said dash pot cylinder and said valve seat, adjustable means for closing said other terminal-portion of said main bore and-springlmeans interposed between said closing means and said valve assembly for urging said valve in the direction of said seat, said closing means comprising an-e'xternally threaded adjusting nut receivable within complementary threads formed within said ,other tejminal portion of said main borefor engaging one end of said spring, a valve stop and adjustable nut locking assembly includinga dependin'g,noncircular portion receivable through .a comple mentarily formed non-circular portion of. said. adjusting nut'and extending coaxially of said boreto'within a predetermined distance of said valve assembly and functioning to limit the movement of said valve from said seat, said valve stop and adjusting nut lock further including a radially extending bar portion, at the adjacent terminal portion of said main bore, the adjacent portion-of the housing being formed with co- 'axially extending recesses for the-reception of the extremities of said bar portion and an inter-- nally threaded bonnet receivable about the said adjacent portion of the housing in cooperation .Variationsof uld ma cause a dro' of ressur'e 55. Y

' E y p p with externallformed threads on the said ad- I jacent portion of thehousing.

2. Thestructure defined in claim 1 wherein there. is means defining at least onev additional.

inlet passage communicating with said main bore-whereby said relief valve assembly may be M made to serve a pluralityof separate sources of -pressure requiring relief in response to the ocany G. HOLT. 

